na MESSRS. ROBINSON AND KLOSS ON 



PODARGIDAE. 



Frogmouths. 



180. Batrachostomus affinis Blyth. 



Batrachostomus affinis, Blyth, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, xvi, 1847, 

 p. 1180 (Malacca) ; G., p. 150 (Ratburi and Petchaburi). 



6. Tasan, Clmmpon, Peninsular Siam. 13 March, 1919. 

 (No. 4555). 



" Iris pale yellow ; bill pinkish horn ; feet pale pinky white." 



Total length 228 ; wing 121 ; tail 125; tarsus 14; bill from 

 gape 33 mm. 



Shot in heavy evergreen jungle. 



A bird marked female in Mr. Williamson's collection from 

 Naihoot, Langsuen, shot on 6th November 1921, is almost uniform 

 foxy red, except for the white, black-bordered spots on the scapulars 

 and a band of similar spots on the breast and upper abdomen. 



" Iris yellowish-white ; bill above yellowish-brown and below 

 yellow ; legs flesh. Length 220 mm. " 



For the present we refer it to this species. 



A. Hiime & Davison, stray Feathers, v.. 1878. C O. Grant, Fasciculi Malayonses. Hi (Birds), lOM. 



B. Miiller, Die Ornis der Insel SalanKa, 1882. F. Kol.inson and Kloss, This 1910-11 



C. OatuM, Hirds Brit. Burmah. Vols, i A: ii, 1883. C. (tairdner, .Journ. N. H. Soc. Kiam. i. 1915. 



D. Bonhote. P. Z. S. 1901, Vol. i. H. Robinson, Journ. F. M. S. Museums, v, 1915. 



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